Movement, moisture and thermal conditions at a turf-banked solifluction Lobe, Kluane Range, Yukon territory, Canada

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-275

  Kinnard, Christophe ^a   Lewkowicz, Antoni G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mass wasting; Solifluction; Strain probe; Yukon

Indexed keywords

MASS WASTING; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOLIFLUCTION;

EID: 24944532873     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.530     Document Type: Article

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